2016 College Football Starting Quarterback Odds

The 2016 college football season kicks off soon and there are still several critical position battles for the nation’s most prominent schools. On Thursday, August 4, the market-setting Bookmaker.eu (CRIS) posted odds for ten of college football’s most intriguing quarterback battles. The limits were only $250, but these odds provided valuable insight.

Bateman is still the favorite but his odds have dwindled. He’s now barely listed with a 50% chance to start Week 1 against USC.

Auburn

Player

Aug 20

Aug 11

Aug 5

Sean White

-175

+160

+235

John Franklin III

+153

+165

+135

Jeremy Johnson

+1000

+210

+190

Sean White is now the -175 favorite after opening at +235. Auburn will likely start all three quarterbacks at some point this year and all may play in the opener as well.

Florida

Player

Aug 11

Aug 5

Luke Del Rio

-750

-300

Austin Appleby

+475

+300

Felipe Franks

+3000

+2000

Kyle Trask

+5000

+4000

Florida State

Player

Aug 11

Aug 5

Sean Maguire

-200

-600

Deondre Francois

+157

+390

Despite his struggles in the Peach Bowl last season, senior Sean Maguire (-600) looked like a lock to win the starting job at Florida State. However, in the previous week Deondre Francois began taking snaps with the first team offense and drew comparisons to Christian Ponder from head coach Jimbo Fisher. Then Maguire got injured and is now listed as doubtful to play in the opener, so odds are now off the board.

Georgia

Player

Aug 20

Aug 11

Aug 5

Jacob Eason

-425

-110

+110

Greyson Lambert

+300

-110

-105

Brice Ramsey

+1500

+1750

+1200

Eason has clearly solidified his spot to be the Week 1 starter, though some are still speculating Brice Ramsey has a chance despite lofty odds.

Michigan

Player

Aug 20

Aug 11

Aug 5

John O'Korn

-190

-325

-300

Wilton Speight

+150

+250

+220

Shane Morris

+3500

+2500

+2000

Michigan State

Player

Aug 11

Aug 5

Tyler O’Connor

-800

-400

Damion Terry

+550

+425

Brian Lewerke

+2500

+2000

Notre Dame

Player

Aug 11

Aug 5

DeShone Kizer

-375

-210

Malik Zaire

+270

+160

Stanford

Player

Aug 20

Aug 11

Aug 5

Keller Chryst

-375

-425

-225

Ryan Burns

+265

+300

+170

USC

Player

Aug 11

Aug 5

Max Browne

-300

-135

Sam Darnold

+220

+110

When this prop was first released, the starting quarterback battle at USC between junior Max Browne (-135) and highly touted freshman Sam Darnold (+110) was quite intriguing. Although the coaching staff had refused to say which player looks better in practice, early money was taking Browne, and this weekend he was declared the starter for Week 1.

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David Solar

David Solar has been the Content Manager at Sports Insights for over four years. He specializes in sports betting analytics and has created several popular data-driven betting systems. He can be reached directly at david@sportsinsights.com or on twitter at @TheDavidSolar.